May 2018 – B2 Pro The daily life of geopolitical Europe

Do not forget us ! The call to Brussels by three Congolese intellectuals

May 31, 2018 B2 Writing Humanitarian aid, Alphonse Maindo, Andre Mbata, democracy, Denis Mukwege, Ebola, Joseph Kabila, DR Congo 5 min read

(B2) Three Congolese intellectuals, including the renowned Dr. Mukwege, came to Brussels to sound the alarm "in the face of the political impasse and the dangers" that threaten the country. They...

[Verbatim] The European intervention initiative (EI2) will be "non-inclusive", I assume it (Florence Parly) (V2)

May 31, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Florence Parly, IEI, PESCO, PSDC, Scenarios 6 min read

(B2) Faced with some criticism that has been voiced in the Member States, the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has been keen to defend the European Intervention Initiative (EI or…

New Central African soldiers parade during their graduation ceremony (Credit: EUTM RCA)

A second wave of former rebels integrated into the FACA

May 31, 2018 Leonor Hunaut B2 Camp Kassai, Central, DDRR, EUTM RCA, Herminio Maio 3 min read

(B2) Despite all the difficulties, the reintegration of former Central African rebels continues. A milestone after three months of training. The Kassaï camp in Bangui has…

EP Plenary session Address by Juan Manuel SANTOS CALDERON, President of the Republic of Colombia

[Verbatim] Colombia: a 'model' of peace process that works (Santos Calderon)

May 30, 2018 Emmanuelle Stroesser Colombia, elections, FARC - , Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, transitional justice, fight against drugs, European Parliament 4 min read

(B2 in Strasbourg) Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2016 for the agreement signed with the FARC, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón stopped in Strasbourg during his end-of-term tour…

The false death of Babchenko. A nice blow from the Ukrainian services… not without risk

May 30, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Fake news, Russia-Ukraine, SBU 2 min read

(B2) The death of Ukrainian journalist Babchenko is fake news, a fabrication by the Ukrainian security services. Vasyl Hrytsak, the head of the SBU, confirmed this today at a conference...

Notebook (30.05.2018). Iran (delegation). Libya (last minute). Pompeo (invited). Yemen (report). Syria/Colombia (Cops). EU-US (Middle East). Iran (talk). Macedonia (Mogherini). Human Rights (report). Airbus (NATO contract). Transnistria (talks). Abkhazia / Ossetia (Syria). Nicaragua (resolution). Gaza (debate). Colombia (elections). Gaza (rockets). Ukraine (AMF). Migrants (projects). Radicalization (flaws). TERR Commission (extension). MFF (debate). European Parliament (arrival). Zuckerberg (continued). 20km (Tusk).

May 30, 2018 B2 Writing Abkhazia, Colombia, Human rights, elections, Emergency Fund for Africa, Gaza, Hamas, reporter, Mark Zuckerberg, MFF 2021-2027, migrants, Nicaragua, South Ossetia, Palestine, European public prosecutor's office, Radicalization, Terrorisme, Transnistria, Ukraine 11 min read

(B2) Recently published: Verbatim. It is fundamental that we take charge of our own destiny (Alpha Condé) The weakness of European coordination in the fight against radicalization…

[Verbatim] It is fundamental that we take charge of our own destiny (Alpha Condé)

May 30, 2018 Emmanuelle Stroesser Alpha Condé, democracy, Guinea, free exchange, single market, migration, air Transport, EU-ACP, EU-Africa, African Union 3 min read

(B2 in Strasbourg) For Guinean President Alpha Condé, the goal is for Africa to now "take charge of itself." This is what he explained to MPs this Tuesday (May 29),…

The weakness of European coordination in the fight against radicalization pointed out

May 30, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Court of Audit, European funding, Radicalization, Terrorisme 0 min read

(B2) EU coordination in the fight against radicalisation is a weak point, a report by the European Court of Auditors published on Tuesday (29 May). The auditors...

(credit: Facebook profile of A. Babchenko)

A critical Russian journalist killed in Kiev? (V2)

May 30, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Arkady Babchenko, Assassination, Journalists Protection Committee, Fundamental rights, journalists, Freedom of press 3 min read

(B2) Arkady Babchenko, a well-known Russian journalist, "was assassinated in front of his home in kyiv (Ukraine) on Tuesday (May 29)." The announcement was made by all the associations...

[Decryption] Foreign investments. Parliament wants close monitoring of sensitive sectors

May 30, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde INTA Commission, Company, Foreign investments, Freedom of press, European Parliament, Industrial policy, GDPR, Vote 5 min read

(B2) The European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) completed its examination of the proposal for a regulation establishing a framework for screening foreign investments on Monday evening (28 May).

(Credit: Elysee)

Elections scheduled for December 10 in Libya. Historic agreement obtained in Paris

May 30, 2018 B2 Writing Emmanuel Macron, Fayez al-Sarraj, Libya, Paris 5 min read

(B2) The four main actors in the Libyan crisis signed a joint declaration on Tuesday (May 29) in which they pledged to "work constructively with the UN" to...

The Liège attack will resuscitate the debate on radicalization in prison

May 29, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgium, Koen Geens, lone wolf, radicalization, Terrorisme, Willy Demeyer 2 min read

(B2) Since the March 2016 attacks, Belgium seemed to have returned to a calmer zone, even if the lid had barely been put on a difficult situation. The attack…

Defense Secretary Mike Penning visiting the field talking to British and Afghan soldiers (credit: MOD.uk)

The British Army's Afghan Auxiliary Protection Program. A total failure?

May 29, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Communal room, free, Open 8 min read

(B2) The fate of British Army auxiliaries during their deployment in Afghanistan in the 2000s remains unresolved, the House of Commons has warned. Its particularly…

[Verbatim] Hungary blocks the negotiation mandate on the post Cotonou. Europeans grumble

May 29, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Foreign Affairs Council, Didier Reynders, Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative, Hungary, negotiation mandate, Peter Szijjarto, Post-Cotonou, EU-ACP 7 min read

(B2) The Foreign Affairs Council should have approved the negotiating mandate for a new agreement with the ACP countries (post-Cotonou). This was not the case. The fault lies with...

Didier Reynders and his Dutch college, Stephanus Blok. (Credit: Consilium)

DR Congo. EU reminds Kabila that it is watching him

May 29, 2018 B2 Writing Humanitarian aid, Belgium, Foreign Affairs Council, Didier Reynders, Ebola, Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative, Monday 28 May 2018, DR Congo 3 min read

(B2) It has been six months since foreign ministers last addressed the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They did so on Monday (May 28). The objective…

[Verbatim] Is Europe a domestic market? We can doubt it (Emmanuel Levacher, RTD-Arquus)

May 29, 2018 B2 Writing Arquus, Emmanuel Levacher, Company, arms export, land industry, RTD, Land, Armored vehicles 5 min read

(B2) Historic brands of the French land industry, Panhard, ACMAT, and their parent company Renault Trucks Defense (RTD) definitively became Arquus in May. A page started in 1898…

Will the Europeans have to raise their voices?

May 28, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde nuclear deal, Editorial, EU-USA 3 min read

(B2) For Europeans, the American withdrawal from the Iran agreement, a true betrayal of their word, is also a tremendous opportunity. Let's not hesitate to say so! They...

Refueling between a Chinese vessel and the ESPS Patino off the coast of Somalia. (Credit: Eunavfor Atalanta)

Between Asia and Europe, security, a vector of cooperation

May 28, 2018 B2 Writing ASEAN, Asia, CBRNMore, China, Foreign Affairs Council, South Korea, India, Japan, Monday 28 May 2018, Fight against terrorism, Conflict prevention, PSDC, Marine Safety 3 min read

(B2) India, China, Japan, South Korea… these are some of the Asian countries with which the European Union sees “significant opportunities to deepen cooperation” in the area of security…

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